Darla M. Carrington, 32, is being held in Dauphin County Prison without bail, police said. She is cooperating with investigators, Steelton Police Chief Scott Spangler said.

Police said they were called to the scene at 4:10 a.m. Saturday for a reported domestic dispute. Upon arrival, officers found a dead man later identified as Dennis J. Green Jr., 41, of the 800 block of Wood Street in Steelton.

Green, a multiple sclerosis patient who police said worked as a cab driver, had been beaten and stabbed multiple times.

An autopsy is scheduled for Monday.

Dauphin County District Attorney Ed Marsico said preliminary investigation has led officials to believe that Carrington and Green were smoking crack cocaine together when a fight broke out, and the stabbing occurred.

Marsico could not say if Carrington, who lived at the home with her children, and Green had a relationship beyond the fatal drug binge. But Chief Spangler said his preliminary indications were that this was the first time the two had ever met.

Spangler said initial calls to police came from a neighbor who heard what sounded like a disturbance in Carrington's home. The chief could not provide any additional details Saturday on what triggered the fight.

Spangler said Carrington's children have been placed in the care of a family member for the time being.

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